AI Rate Professor

Fine Arts

Mark Leavitt

ART3056 · ART20 · ART50 · ART51 · ART22 · ART117 · ART47 · ART1 · ARTHISTORY1 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
45.45%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you want rigorous art or art-history training and will show up every day; skip if you need an easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderAmazing lecturesMandatory attendancePolarizingNot an easy A
  • Studio and drawing , and real skill growth.
  • Art history and lecture sections split hard between inspiring and .
  • Expect , and no free A.
  • SuitableStudentType note follows.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

, and comments that an A is nearly impossible without exceptional work.

Almost ; the single online review only ties grades to hard study.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

, and high difficulty ratings make content demanding.

In-person reviews dominate and consistently describe high challenge; online evidence is limited.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Skip-class tags and and that missing class tanks the grade.

; online review also lists attendance as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

46/100

fans love lectures and growth, critics call him the and .

Polarized recommendations .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and warnings that As .

Format shift

and ART47 reviews.

Workload

Heavy

36/100

, and long class blocks create a heavy load.

Format shift

Workload complaints and praise for intensive practice .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Enthusiastic, skill-building teaching for some students collides with , and uninspiring critiques for others.

Format shift

; one online review is mildly positive.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Lecture courses often run multiple exams and , while studios and participation.

Format shift

Exam-heavy ART1 comments dominate in-person; online review also centers on tests.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

many call lectures amazing and transformative, while , and nearly impossible As.

Main concern

and uneven clarity can make the class feel punishing for casual students.

What students said

“Yes, this is not an easy A class, & he is strict and electronics.”
ART22
“announced to class (after drop period had passed) that it is nearly impossible to get an A in his class”
ART47
“Professor Mark Leavitt is awesome. Easy B or A as long as you pay attention his lectures”
ART1

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Single older online review and outlines what matters for .

Main concern

and success depends on self-driven study.

What students said

“All in all, the class is yours, and your grade depends on how hard you're willing to study.”
30153

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments are conventional and often strict, with lecture- and book-based exams plus high-stakes .

Multiple examsLecture and textbook basedStrict attendance for studioIn-person finals impliedSpecific test questions

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

mismatched to lectures, plus strict studio evaluation and attendance.

6 exams in some ART1 sectionsLecture and book questionsTough studio gradingStrict electronics rules
“There will be 6 exams but u gotta be ready.”
ART1
“ exactly what he told the class to study.”
ART1
“he is strict and electronics”
ART22

Online

One online review says he may outline what you need for the test and that grades track study effort.

Test outlines sometimes providedStudy-dependent grade
“he will outline what you need to ”
30153

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Yes, this is not an easy A class, & he is strict and electronics.”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 reviews with and one online note, highlighting polarization on teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“His lectures are very informative and he takes his subject very seriously.”

⚠️

28/100

“it is nearly impossible to get an A in his class”

📊 Recommendation Split

46/100

“ .”

🎨 For Serious Learners

70/100

“Excellent teacher, a must take class if you want to learn how to draw from life.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • This guy is AWESOME.
  • One of the most interesting and enthusiastic teachers that I have ever had!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • this is not an easy A class
  • it is nearly impossible to get an A in his class

Theme 3

📅

  • Skip class? You won't pass.
  • strict and electronics
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-one reviews spanning many years and courses show a consistent polarized pattern with , and teaching style.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 53
3 out of 50
2 out of 54
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1